xxxvi, 472 pages : 23 cm

"Why do we bite people we feel affection towards? Why do dogs wag their tails? Or cats purr? Why do we get embarrassed, and why does embarrassment make us blush?" "These, and many other questions about the emotional life of man and animals are answered in this remarkable book. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals was an immediate best-seller when it was first published in 1872 and still provides the point of departure for research into emotion and facial expression. In his study of infants and children (including a delightfully objective study of his own baby's smiles and pouts), of the insane, of painting and sculpture, of cats and dogs and monkeys, and of the ways that people in different cultures express their feelings, Darwin's insights have not been improved upon by modern science." "This definitive edition contains a substantial new Introduction and Afterword by Paul Ekman. Ekman also provides commentaries that use the latest scientific knowledge to elaborate, support and occasionally challenge Darwin's insights."--Jacket

Includes bibliographical references and index

General principles of expression -- General principles of expression : continued -- General principles of expression : concluded -- Means of expression in animals -- Special expressions of animals -- Special expressions of man: suffering and weeping -- Low spirits, anxiety, grief, dejection, despair -- Joy, high spirits, love, tender feelings, devotion -- Reflection -- meditation -- ill temper -- sulkiness -- determination -- Hatred and anger -- Disdain -- contempt -- disgust -- guilt -- pride, etc. -- helplessness -- patience -- affirmation and negation -- Surprise -- astonishment -- fear -- horror -- Self-attention -- shame -- shyness--modesty : blushing -- Concluding remarks and summary -- Afterword / Paul Ekman -- Appendix I : Charles Darwin's obituary / T.H. Huxley -- Appendix II : changes to the text / Paul Ekman -- Appendix III : photography and the expression of the emotions / Phillip Prodger -- Appendix IV : a note on the orientation of the plates / Phillip Prodger & Paul Ekman -- Appendix V : concordance of illustrations / Phillip Prodger -- Appendix VI : list of head words from the index to the first edition -- Notes -- Notes to the commentaries

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